Death and funeral of Bhumibol Adulyadej
Announcement from the Bureau of the Royal Household for HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death, 13 October 2016.
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| Date | 13 October 2016 (death) |
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| Location | Dusit Maha Prasat Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok |
| Participants | Thai Royal Family |
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand died at the age of 88 on 13 October 2016 after a long illness. A year-long period of mourning was subsequently announced. Formal Thai customary mourning practices and the cremation of the body have not yet been scheduled and may extend beyond the one-year mourning period. Following cremation his ashes will be taken to the Grand Palace and will be enshrined at one of the palace's Buddhist temples.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej had been treated at Siriraj Hospital since 3 October 2014. The king had a high fever due to a blood infection. His health improved after his doctor gave him antibiotics. Until 28 September 2016, he had a low grade fever and pneumonitis. His doctor then treated him with antibiotics and hemodialysis owing to hypotension. His health later worsened due to a liver infection, and his condition remained unstable.
The king died at the hospital on 13 October 2016 at 15:52 local time, as announced by the Bureau of the Royal Household later that day. Journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall reported the king's death hours before the official announcement.
On 14 October 2016, the body of the late king was carried by an from Siriraj Hospital to the Grand Palace. His body left Gate 8 of the hospital around 16:30. As the cortege passed Arun Ammarin Road, Phra Pin Klao Bridge, and Ratchadamnoen Road, crowds of Thais, most clad in black and many openly sobbing, paid homage. Led by Somdej Phra Vanarata (Chun Brahmagutto), the abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, the autocade entered the palace via Thewaphirom Gate. Upon arrival at the palace, the body was given the bathing rite, presided over by the late king's son, King Vajiralongkorn. The event was live broadcast on television by the television pool of Thailand.
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